Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Prince Edward Lake-Near Dam?
Compared against 5 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Virginia.
Prince Edward Lake-Near Dam holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 5 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Prince Edward Lake-Near Dam is the cleanest graded water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Lake-Near Dam | Prince Edward County | C | This lake | 2.6 ft |
| Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward | Prince Edward County | C | 0.4 mi | 2.6 ft |
| Sandy River Lake | Prince Edward County | D | 5.7 mi | 3.3 ft |
| Briery Creek Lake Sta | Prince Edward County | C | 9.6 mi | 4.3 ft |
| Briery Creek Lake Upper End of Lake Prin | Prince Edward County | C | 10.3 mi | 3.9 ft |
| Keysville Reservoir-Charlotte | Charlotte County | D | 14.9 mi | 2.3 ft |
What the comparison covers
A grade on LakeQuality comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples: phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, measured against EPA National Lakes Assessment ecoregion classes. Secchi clarity is shown and is not scored. This page compares Prince Edward Lake-Near Dam only with neighbouring lakes in Virginiathat carry a letter of their own, within 30 miles. A nearby lake with too little recent sampling has no letter to compare, so it is absent from the table rather than ranked below. Where a driving distance is not published for a lake, the table says so instead of estimating one.